AUSTIN --- California Baptist University opened its first road trip of the season against Texas on Tuesday, as the Lancers fell to the Longhorns, 67-54.
Defensively, the Lancers looked strong throughout all 40 minutes, as they held the Longhorns to 28.6 percent from the field in the first half. The Lancers trailed by four points at halftime.
Milan Acquaah and Ferron Flavors Jr. led the Lancers on the night, as the duo contributed 31 of the Lancers' 54 points. Acquaah went 6-19 from the field with 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists, while Flavors posted 14 points and three rebounds. De'jon Davis added seven points and eight rebounds.
The defensive bout started out early, as both teams looked to leave their mark on the defensive side of things. Texas jumped out to a 7-1 lead, but the Lancers secured the first tie of the game at the 12:01 mark after Ty Rowell hit the first three of the game.
Acquaah led the way for most of the first half, as the junior point guard scored CBU's first five points of the game and went into the half leading all scorers with eight points.
The defensive presence by the Lancers played a factor for the Longhorns, as they were held to 28 percent shooting from the field at the break. In fact, CBU matched the Longhorns on the boards with a 21-22 margin and outscored the Longhorns in the paint, 10-6.
Flavors Jr. sparked a 5-0 run at the 4:36 mark after knocking down a three to put the Lancers within four, 22-18.
Brandon Boyd capped off the 5-0 run with an impressive fade-away jumper outside the paint to bring the deficit to two, 22-20.
Omar Lo ended the half with an offensive rebound and put back to show the Lancers weren't going away anytime soon. CBU went into the locker room down by four, 26-22.
Texas found its rhythm in the second half, as the home team jumped out to a 9-0 run in the first four minutes. The Longhorns shot 64-perfecent (16-25) from the field including 4-8 from beyond the arc in the second half.
Acquaah and Boyd were able to connect from deep to keep the Lancers hanging around at the 11:39 mark.
Davis cut the double-digit lead to seven, 48-41, after completing the and-one inside the paint.
With momentum on their side, the Lancers knocked down back-to-back threes from Acquaah and Flavors to force a timeout at the 7:45 mark. The pair of threes put the Lancers within three, 50-47, and capped off an 11-2 run.
The Lancers are now 2-1 on the season and will look to bounce back against Cal on Friday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: The University of California - Berkeley
Time: 7 p.m. (PST)
Location: Berkeley, California
TV: PAC-12 Bay Area (check local listings)
Video: PAC-12 Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Radio: Fox Sports AM 1350 / iHeartRadio App
Lancer Live Tip-Off Show at 6:40 p.m. (PST)
